You say that crisis pregnancy centers (I’m going to skip the unwarranted scare quotes) “pose as clinics providing medical services,” and later refer to one that has an exam room. For the non-existent medical services? a reader might wonder.
Although I can’t speak to this specific location, some CPCs do in fact provide medical services su…
You say that crisis pregnancy centers (I’m going to skip the unwarranted scare quotes) “pose as clinics providing medical services,” and later refer to one that has an exam room. For the non-existent medical services? a reader might wonder.
Although I can’t speak to this specific location, some CPCs do in fact provide medical services such as pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, with licensed providers. Not providing abortions doesn’t mean they’re “posing as providing medical services.”
The majority of them, though, specialize in material support. I’ve donated to them - mostly Birthright, my favorite chain - since 2010. Someone blowing up a crisis pregnancy center is depriving babies of diapers and clothes. I’ve seen pregnant women in CPCs with a couple of toddlers in tow, hoping they can get another small pack of diapers to get them through until pay day. Or carrying babies who are seriously underdressed for the cold weather, hoping someone’s donated a snowsuit or at least a thick sweatshirt. (If you want to delight everyone at a CPC, get twenty or thirty bucks and raid the clearance baby clothes at Target or Walmart for them. They will love you.)
Underprivileged babies - the born variety, the ones everyone agrees are babies - lose desperately-needed supplies when terrorists blow up CPCs. Gee, looks like some people “don’t care about babies after they’re born.”
Most of them take “gently-used” clothes, too (always good to call ahead and ask). We gave nearly all my daughters’ old clothes to different Birthright locations. If they take gently-used and you’ve got time and a good thrift store nearby, you can really pile up the donations.
(Note to anyone else thinking of donating: No used car seats! Too much of a potential liability safety-wise.)
You say that crisis pregnancy centers (I’m going to skip the unwarranted scare quotes) “pose as clinics providing medical services,” and later refer to one that has an exam room. For the non-existent medical services? a reader might wonder.
Although I can’t speak to this specific location, some CPCs do in fact provide medical services such as pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, with licensed providers. Not providing abortions doesn’t mean they’re “posing as providing medical services.”
The majority of them, though, specialize in material support. I’ve donated to them - mostly Birthright, my favorite chain - since 2010. Someone blowing up a crisis pregnancy center is depriving babies of diapers and clothes. I’ve seen pregnant women in CPCs with a couple of toddlers in tow, hoping they can get another small pack of diapers to get them through until pay day. Or carrying babies who are seriously underdressed for the cold weather, hoping someone’s donated a snowsuit or at least a thick sweatshirt. (If you want to delight everyone at a CPC, get twenty or thirty bucks and raid the clearance baby clothes at Target or Walmart for them. They will love you.)
Underprivileged babies - the born variety, the ones everyone agrees are babies - lose desperately-needed supplies when terrorists blow up CPCs. Gee, looks like some people “don’t care about babies after they’re born.”
Thanks for this. I will try to help.
Most of them take “gently-used” clothes, too (always good to call ahead and ask). We gave nearly all my daughters’ old clothes to different Birthright locations. If they take gently-used and you’ve got time and a good thrift store nearby, you can really pile up the donations.
(Note to anyone else thinking of donating: No used car seats! Too much of a potential liability safety-wise.)